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  Sighting 1119759

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: April 09, 2017
Submitted by: opiliones
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Coo,l, sunny day. Several individuals on flowers of Arabis pulchra (probably).
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 10, 2017
Coordinator notes: While this individual resembles an Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon), George T. Austin in his epic paper on the Butterflies of Clark County, Nevada did not record that species to that county. It might, but without evidence, I'll go with P. polyxenes coloro-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Clark County, United States, Nevada